NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Wein, Ross
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992 1989 1988 1987
Summary: In the early 1970's, several test plots were established to see what happens when the plants and soil are disturbed or removed by fire, oil spills, and vehicles. Dr. Wein and two students will be re-visiting these sites to document how the plants have recovered since that time....

Principal Investigator: Macdonald, R.W.
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To continue the study and come to understand natural hydrocarbon distributions and primary productivity in the oil exploration zone of the Mackenzie Estuary. To predict the impact of projected industrial discharges of hydrocarbons, planned or accidental, by studying and model processes governing natural distributions of the same compounds....

Principal Investigator: Vigers, Gary
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To determine acute and sublethal effects of oil (natural seeps) and refinery effluent on fish in the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells. Sublethal effects will include bioaccumulation and tainting. In situ fish cages and laboratory bioassays will be utilized....

Principal Investigator: Cross, William
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: Monitoring the long term fate and effects of spilled oil in an Arctic subtitle environment. [Follow up of experimental oil spill study (BIOS)]....

Principal Investigator: Sergy, Gary A.
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: A study of oil spill effects on shore and near shore environments (BIOS Project)....

Principal Investigator: Blackall, J. Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1982
Summary: To undertake a series of tests and long-term studies on the effects of oil spills on shore and near shore environments....

Principal Investigator: Cook, Fred D.
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To continue a long-term study of the natural degradation of oil spills....

Principal Investigator: Kershaw, G. Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To determine the chemical composition of the oil at a large spill and ascertain if the oil spilled 36 years ago is biodegradable....

Principal Investigator: Blackall, Peter J.
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To undertake a series of tests and long term studies on the effects of oil spills on shore and near shore environments....

Principal Investigator: Hutchinson, Tom
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To continue a study of the effects of acid fumes (Smoking Hills) on land and water vegetation. Soil samples will be collected for future lab analysis. Oil spill sites will also be revisited and monitored....